Necessary Roughness

2011–2013 · Canceled · 3 seasons · 38 episodes · Comedy, Drama · United States

Channel USA Network · Starring Callie Thorne, Scott Cohen, Mehcad Brooks

Everyone has issues to tackle.

A tough, sexy Long Island divorcee, Callie Thorne, gets a job as therapist for a professional football team in order to make ends meet. Underestimated at every turn, she succeeds beyond all expectations and soon finds herself as the sought-after therapist to high-profile clients. As a newly single mom raising two teenagers, she is determined to make her new career work by striking a balance between her personal and professional worlds.
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Episodes

12 episodes · June 2011 – September 2011
  1. Episode 1: 1. PilotJune 29, 2011 · 60 min
    Recently divorced, Dr. Dani Santino is assigned to be the new team therapist for the local pro football franchise, the New York Hawks.
  2. Episode 2: 2. Anchor ManagementJuly 6, 2011 · 60 min
    Dr. Dani begins working with a news anchor (Nicholas Bishop) after he makes some on-air mistakes. Meanwhile, T.K. is sidelined for a game and Lindsay (Hannah Marks) begins seeing a boy that Dani finds suspicious.
  3. Episode 3: 3. Spinning OutJuly 13, 2011 · 60 min
    A NASCAR driver needs help getting back behind the wheel after a crash. Elsewhere, T.K. clashes with a rookie wide receiver; and Lindsay and R.J. lose control of a party they're throwing.
  4. Episode 4: 4. Habit FormingJuly 20, 2011 · 60 min
    Dani works with rookie Randall Boozler (James Earl), who continues to skip practices.
  5. Episode 5: 5. Poker FaceJuly 27, 2011 · 60 min
    A poker pro wants Dani to identify his "tell," which is damaging his career, but Dani thinks there is more behind his problems.
  6. Episode 6: 6. Dream OnAugust 3, 2011 · 60 min
    An entrepreneur worries that his frequent nightmares may threaten his success; Dani attends her high school reunion.
Show 6 more episodes
  1. Episode 7: 7. Whose Team Are You OnAugust 10, 2011 · 60 min
    When infighting among the players' wives and girlfriends goes viral, Dani must intervene; Nico searches for a damaging video tape.
  2. Episode 8: 8. Losing Your SwingAugust 17, 2011 · 60 min
    Dani treats a golf star with the "yips'; TK gets a new therapist; a former professor sparks Dani's interest.
  3. Episode 9: 9. Forget Me NotAugust 24, 2011 · 60 min
    Dani takes on a successful female boxer who is inexplicably losing fights and her memory. Meanwhile, Laz takes TK's therapy to the next level, and Matt receives an enticing offer, just not from Laura.
  4. Episode 10: 10. A Wing and a PlayerAugust 31, 2011 · 60 min
    Dani helps the Hawks’ and their suicidal mascot get over the playoff curse that’s haunted them for six years. Meanwhile, TK meets his match off the field, and Dani’s relationship with J.D. heats up.
  5. Episode 11: 11. Baggage ClaimSeptember 7, 2011 · 60 min
    When a mogul's way of life puts her empire in danger, she seeks Dani's help who is nearing the first anniversary of her divorce.
  6. Episode 12: 12. Goal LineSeptember 14, 2011 · 60 min
    It's the game the Hawks have been working towards all season, and everyone's got playoff fever-especially TK, whose symptoms include epic freakouts. For some reason, usually-tough TK is spooked big time by Maurice "The Minefield" Manningfield, a take-no-prisoners cornerback from Chicago with a flair for trash talk. And with TK's panic attacks threatening to ruin the Hawks' chances (not to mention his relationship with Vivica) Dani's got to figure out a way to get inside his head-and get the Minefield out of it-before the big game.

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EPISODE LENGTH
60 minutes
FIRST AIRED
June 29, 2011
LAST AIRED
August 21, 2013

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